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BILLING CODE 6717-01-P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY Federal Energy Regulatory Commission [Docket No. IC17-14-000] Commission Information Collection Activities (FERC-725U); Comment Request AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Comment request. SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission or FERC) is submitting its information collection (FERC-725U, Mandatory Reliability Standards: Mandatory Reliability Standard CIP-014) to the Office of Management and Budget

(OMB)for review of the information collection requirements. Any interested person may file comments directly with OMB and should address a copy of those comments to the Commission as explained below. The Commission previously issued a Notice in the **Federal Register** (82 FR 41618, 9/1/2017) requesting public comments. The Commission received no comments on the FERC-725U and is making this notation in its submittal to OMB. DATES: Comments on the collection of information are due by December 1, 2017. ADDRESSES: Comments filed with OMB, identified by the OMB Control No. 1902-0274, should be sent via email to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs: *oira_submission@omb.gov.* Attention: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Desk Officer. The Desk Officer may also be reached via telephone at 202-395-0710. A copy of the comments should also be sent to the Commission, in Docket No. IC17-14-000, by either of the following methods: • *eFiling at Commission's Web site: http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/efiling.asp.* • *Mail/Hand Delivery/Courier:* Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426. *Instructions:* All submissions must be formatted and filed in accordance with submission guidelines at: *http://www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.* For user assistance contact FERC Online Support by email at *ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov,* or by phone at:

(866)208-3676 (toll-free), or

(202)502-8659 for TTY. *Docket:* Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in this docket or in viewing/downloading comments and issuances in this docket may do so at *http://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/docs-filing.asp.* FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ellen Brown may be reached by email at *DataClearance@FERC.gov,* by telephone at

(202)502-8663, and by fax at

(202)273-0873. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: *Title:* Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-014. *OMB Control No.:* 1902-0274. *Type of Request:* Three-year extension of the FERC-725U information collection requirements with no changes to the reporting requirements. *Abstract:* Reliability Standard CIP-014-2 1 requires applicable transmission owners and transmission operators to identify and protect transmission stations and transmission substations, and their associated primary control centers that if rendered inoperable or damaged as a result of a physical attack could result in instability, uncontrolled separation, or cascading within an Interconnection. 1 Reliability Standard CIP-014-2 was implemented by the letter Order in Docket No. RD15-4-000 issued on 7/14/2015. Docket No. RD15-4-000 was not submitted to OMB because it did not implicate the Paperwork Reduction Act. The revised standard became effective on 10/2/2015 and is now being included in the FERC-725U information collection. Transmission owners and transmission operators must keep data or evidence to show compliance with the standard for three years unless directed by its Compliance Enforcement Authority. If a responsible entity is found non-compliant, it must keep information related to the non-compliance until mitigation is complete and approved, or for the three years, whichever is longer. *Type of Respondents:* Transmission owners

(TO)and transmission operators (TOP). *Estimate of Annual Burden:* 2 The Commission estimates the annual public reporting burden for the information collection as: 2 Burden is defined as the total time, effort, or financial resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, retain, or disclose or provide information to or for a Federal agency. For further explanation of what is included in the information collection burden, reference 5 Code of Federal Regulations 1320.3. FERC-725U—Mandatory Reliability Standards: Reliability Standard CIP-014 3 Number and type of respondents Number of responses per respondent Total number of responses Average burden hours and cost per response 4 Total burden hours and total cost

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(4)Year 1: R1 334 TO 1 334 20 hrs.; $1,280 6,680 hrs.; $427,520. R2 334 TO 1 334 34 hrs; $2,448 11,356 hrs.; $817,632. R3 2 TOP 1 2 1 hrs.; $129 2 hrs.; $258. R4 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 2,560 hrs.; $163,840. R5 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 320 hrs.; $20,480 10,240 hrs.; $655,360. R6 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 304 hrs.; $19,456 9,728 hrs.; $622,592. Record Retention 334 TO and 2 TOP 1 336 2 hrs.; $76 672 hrs.; $25,536. Year 2: Record Retention 334 TO and 2 TOP 1 336 2 hrs.; $76 672 hrs.; $25,536. Year 3: R1 30 TO 1 30 20 hrs.; $1,280 600 hrs.; $38,400. R2 30 TO 1 30 34 hrs.; $2,436 1,020 hrs.; $73,080. R3 2 TOP 1 2 1 hrs.; $129 2 hrs.; $258. R4 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 2,560 hrs.; $163,840. R5 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 80 hrs.; $5,120 2,560 hrs.; $163,840. R6 30 TO and 2 TOP 1 32 134 hrs.; $8,576 4,288 hrs.; $274,432. Record Retention 334 TO and 2 TOP 1 336 2 hrs.; $76 672 hrs.; $25,536. *Year 1 Total* 41,238 hrs.; $2,712,738. *Year 2 Total* 672 hrs.; $25,536. *Year 3 Total* 11,702 hrs.; $739,386. Total (for Years 1-3) 53,612 hrs.; $3,477,660. Average Annual Burden and Cost (for Years 1-3) 17,871 hrs.; $1,159,220. *Comments:* Comments are invited on:

(1)Whether the collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the Commission, including whether the information will have practical utility;

(2)the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden and cost of the collection of information, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used;

(3)ways to enhance the quality, utility and clarity of the information collection; and

(4)ways to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are to respond, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. 3 For each Reliability Standard, the Measure shows the acceptable evidence for the associated Reporting Requirement (R numbers), and the Compliance section details the related Recordkeeping Requirement. 4 The estimates for cost per response are derived using the following formula: Average Burden Hours per Response * XX per Hour = Average Cost per Response. The hourly cost figures are based on data for wages plus benefits from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (as of 11/9/2016) at *https://www.bls.gov/oes/current/naics2_22.htm* and *http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ecec.nr0.htm.* The figures are rounded for the purposes of calculations in this table and are: 1. For electrical engineers (occupation code: 17-2071), $64.29/hr., rounded to $64/hr. 2. For attorneys (occupation code: 23-0000), $129.12/hr., rounded to $129/hr. 3. For administrative staff (occupation code: 43-0000), $37.75/hr., rounded to $38/hr. The record retention cost is based on the administrative staff category; R3 is based on the attorney category; Requirements R1, R4, R5 and R6 are based on the electrical engineer category; and R2 is a mix of the electrical engineer and related engineering review process (30 hrs. at $64/hr.) and attorney (4 hrs. at $129/hr.) categories. The resulting average hourly figure is $71.65, rounded to $72/hr. Dated: October 25, 2017. Kimberly D. Bose, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2017-23723 Filed 10-31-17; 8:45 am]